@article{fdi:010065386,
  title = {{A}nti-predator behaviour in a procellariid seabird : wedge-tailed shearwaters do not respond to the odour of introduced ship rats},
  author = {{G}erard, {A}. and {J}ourdan, {H}erv{\'e} and {M}illon, {A}. and {V}idal, {E}ric},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}eabirds are particularly vulnerable to introduced alien mammalian predators, especially invasive rats, which are the main contributors to seabird extinction and endangerment in many places worldwide. {H}owever, this appears context-dependent because, paradoxically, cases of apparent long-term coexistence between rats and some species of seabird have been reported for centuries, in various locations. {A}mong seabirds, procellariiforms are known to have developed a range of olfactory-driven behaviours, such as partner recognition and homing. {O}lfaction could be an effective means of recognizing and thereafter avoiding invasive predators. {H}owever, the role of olfaction in predation risk assessment has not yet been examined in any procellariiform. {H}ere, we investigated, through a {Y}-maze experiment, whether the wedge-tailed shearwater ({P}uffinus pacificus) avoided the odour of one of the most damaging alien predators on islands, the ship rat ({R}attus rattus). {T}he experiment was conducted in different ecological contexts on three neighbouring islets off {N}ew {C}aledonia having different communities of invasive rats. {C}ontrary to our expectations, the wedge-tailed shearwater either did not detect or did not avoid the odour of the ship rat, despite about 175 years of coexistence between rats and shearwaters in {N}ew {C}aledonia. {T}hese findings highlight the need for further investigations (across species, across sites) into the factors underpinning the paradox between high vulnerability and the surprising long-term coexistence between procellariid seabirds and alien invasive rats.},
  keywords = {avoidance behaviour ; introduced rodent ; invasive species ; {P}rocellariiformes ; {Y}-maze experiment ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE} ; {PINS} {ILE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}ustral {E}cology},
  volume = {40},
  numero = {7},
  pages = {775--781},
  ISSN = {1442-9985},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1111/aec.12252},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010065386},
}